Their contruction has to be Super strong to cope with the demands of years of wear and tear and they have to be soft to grip the road and deal with bumps. Its an unusual combination that turns that problem into a opportunity. Strong and soft materials are perfect for a playground where you have children racing from one thing to the next with little care for their own safety. As a result car tires have been used for years in playgrounds and we at Playgroundideas couldnt do our work without them. Here are 10 (actually 11) great examples of playgrounds doing creative and amazing things with cartires.... Playgroundideas (formerly called GoPlay) worked with architecture for humanity on a playground design competition For a site in Thailand. and although it didn't win (on the grounds that we had no idea how to build it on a modest budget) it is a beautiful and eye catching design.

Grand Park's New Playground is Cartoony and Awesome - Green Space. 20 Ideas How To Use Old Tires. 5 unique playgrounds you must see. In my own backyard — well, ok, about two miles from my backdoor — lives Berkeley’s Adventure Playground, a place made of scrap wood, discarded tires, and rope, where kids are invited to paint the climbing structures, or nail more wood onto them.

Rubbertree, designed by Dutch designer AnnMarie van Splunter, is a proposal for a school playground for refugee children in Thailand. By constructing an oversized sculpture of a rubber tree made of recycled rubber tires, the tires, in a sense, come full circle. Imitating the long and expanding roots of a real rubber tree, this installation would be relatively easy to build requiring only local materials including motorbike tires, bamboo and rope.

No metal parts are necessary.
Mr. PlayGroundology. Hi there play aficianado, let me introduce myself and how I came to be writing stories and curating information and images about playgrounds and play.

My given name is Alex Smith but just recently I’ve decided to go by an alter ego – Mr. PlayGroundology. I’ve taken to this renaming for a couple of reasons. First up, Suzanna from over at Pop-Up Adventure Playgrounds has been calling me that for the last little while and it has started to grow on me. Secondly, I hope it is inviting and playful and will give visitors pause for just long enough to consider clicking through the tab to see what’s inside (like you did perhaps). Playgrounding with our kids at the Orange Submarine on the Halifax waterfront.
16 of the Coolest Playgrounds in the World. The modern playground is, to be honest, sort of boring.

The bright-colored, safety-engineered plastic of cookie-cutter prefabricated jungle gyms can’t make up for the thrilling fun of admittedly rickety seesaws, slick metal slides that burned on sunny days, and super-fast merry-go-rounds. And that’s terrible for kids. Scientists have found that playing is integral to developing a healthy brain and body. One 2011 study from a pair of Norwegian psychologists concluded that taking risks (and overcoming them) during play is an important part of child development, and that preventing children from encountering risks may lead them to develop anxiety. Thus, playgrounds where children can climb high, spin fast, and potentially hurt themselves aren’t just more fun—they’re better for childhood development. A diverse range of playground activities is also important to keep kids active, which improves motor skills [PDF] and combats childhood obesity. 1. 2.